First Manchester

[Benzo]

RE: First Manchester
53148 has ended up with a funny number 4 on the fleet number at the rear end. The exact same to what 40403 has on the front.

[james]

RE: First Manchester

(23/05/2014 16:28)Dentonian Wrote:  As I understand the situation; there are no Streetlites at Queens. They are purely using B9s. I would also guess that their involvement on the 41 will finish on June 9th as First have registered some early morning retimings from that date, and were insistent on the date despite it not being an official TFGM Change Date. That suggests they wanted to schedule them in with the "University Term" shorts being withdrawn, thus logically Queens drivers no longer needed.

As regards Pennine (sorry, Pioneer - not quite sure how Ashton lay claims to being the birthplace of the Co-op, nor why they would want to - lol; the Streetlite order was always 16 buses (47466-81), albeit there still seem to be some yet to enter service (47469/70/3?). Whether First or Stagecoach, or indeed GMT/GMB, Tameside has always had high average vehicle ages, and I think these Streetlites are the first genuinely new buses a First group company has put into the borough. The closest previously was when 6-8 nearly new Darts were allocated there when the original Pennine Blue was acquired and managed by PMT.....almost 20 years ago!

just exactly how does pr lay claim to be a part of the birthplace of coop? the old pioneer (rochdale) was in the birthtown i.e rochdale, so where has this idea come from??
indeed these are the first brand new spec buses since 1994 as i went to pick them up with my uncle from marshall in cambridge (yes brand new not nearly new) 469/470 are in service and have been for at least 3 weeks (not sure on 473 off top of head)
with the 16 (as you say it was) originally it was just 10 47469-478 then 14 466-479 and due to extra on certain routes became 17 i.e the buses to qs . unless you have information to counter and can prove via a source please do not speculate on orders as my uncle is the dm and i work alongside him to help my uncle on kpi`s as / when necc.

[M60lad]

RE: First Manchester
53143 & 53144 were out on 64/406s yesterday and one of them also stopped out late as I noticed it on 149s later on going down Broadway heading towards Manchester

[acocker96]

RE: First Manchester
Has anyone got any photos of the OM YJ51-reg B7TL's in service?

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(30/05/2014 13:05)acocker96 Wrote:  Has anyone got any photos of the OM YJ51-reg B7TL's in service?

I haven't got any photos yet but they seem to be cropping up on 409's quite often during the day.
How many have OM got?

[Squire of the Gate]

RE: First Manchester
In Bolton On Fri 30th of note.........
Volvo B7TL / ALX400 30875 was on local route 519 (Johnsons Fold)
Volvo Olympian / NC Palatine 34104 & 34105 on the local 561/562 (Withins route)
Volvo B10BLE / Wright 60322 : On driver training with its L plates (still in Barbie)
Volvo B7RLE / Wt Urbans in Rivvy Rider livery included 69172 & 69174 (69139 Bolton Corporation was also on the 575 today)

[acocker96]

RE: First Manchester

(30/05/2014 23:15)Squire of the Gate Wrote:  In Bolton On Fri 30th of note.........
Volvo B7TL / ALX400 30875 was on local route 519 (Johnsons Fold)
Volvo Olympian / NC Palatine 34104 & 34105 on the local 561/562 (Withins route)
Volvo B10BLE / Wright 60322 : On driver training with its L plates (still in Barbie)
Volvo B7RLE / Wt Urbans in Rivvy Rider livery included 69172 & 69174 (69139 Bolton Corporation was also on the 575 today)

60322 will be a B10B it has steps

[Polo Mint]

RE: First Manchester
What will happen to the B9's once Rusholme take over route 41?

[joe_alker]

RE: First Manchester
does anyone have any news on 31929?

[Mayneway]

RE: First Manchester

(04/06/2014 13:38)joe_alker Wrote:  does anyone have any news on 31929?

I'm sure James will be able to comfirm it's fate, but I was told a good few months ago by a driver at Dukinfield that once it's tax ran out at the end of May it would probably be the end of the road for it. Certainly not seen if for over a week now.

Knowing first though it will probably be replaced with another high floor decker.